NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday spoke to hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh by phone and explained that he had hoped to attend the hockey quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics to boost the players’ morale, but was denied permission by the central government. The Punjab CM also congratulated the Hockey captain for…
NEW DELHI: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday secured a medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinals. Khelif’s victory comes amid intense scrutiny and online abuse over misconceptions about her gender, turning the issue into a broader debate about identity in sports.Khelif won her quarterfinal…
NEW DELHI: After the heartbreak of finishing fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Manu Bhaker took to X (formerly) to express her gratitude and reflect on her journey.Despite narrowly missing out on a third Olympic medal, losing the bronze medal to Hungary’s Veronika Major by the slimmest of…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, who has already made history as the first Indian athlete to win two bronze medals in a single Olympic edition, has the opportunity to further cement her legacy by competing for a third medal in her favorite event, the 25m pistol, on Saturday.Following is India’s Day 8 schedule at the Paris…
It’s looking promising: Hockey team beats Australia in Olympics for first time since 1972, ends 2nd in Pool BPARIS: This was a match to decide where India would finish on the points table in Pool B of the hockey competition – a match against a team India have suffered against over the years. In fact,…
India’s victory over Australia in Paris on Friday, which was the first such instance since 1972 in men’s hockey at the Olympics, helped them finish second in Pool B and book a quarterfinal with Great Britain as the pool fixtures concluded on Friday to decide the line-up for the last-eight stage. This is how the…
NEW DELHI: If the life of a sportsperson were to be likened to an amusement park ride, nothing would fit the script more than the rollercoaster that entertains crowds who never realise what it takes to build the machine that can endure those twists and turns day in and day out to deliver the perfect…
NEW DELHI: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will carry the hopes of billions as the 26-year-old defending champion seeks his second Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games.Neeraj became India’s second individual Olympic gold medalist, following Abhinav Bindra’s 2008 Beijing Games victory, when he secured the top honors with a throw of 87.58m at…
NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif’s Olympic journey in Paris began with a victory shrouded in controversy, setting the stage for a dramatic and polarizing narrative. The Algerian boxer, who had been reinstated for the Games despite a previous disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to a failed gender eligibility test, found herself at the centre…
NEW DELHI: Swapnil Kusale clinched India’s first-ever Olympic shooting medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event on a day when four other medal contenders including PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Sift Kaur Samra were knocked out from their respective events at Paris Olympics on Thursday. Little-known shooter Kusale secured a bronze…
